This is a busy time of year, and though it isn't as busy for me as it has been in past years, my to-do list still seems longer than the hours in the days. However, I find that when I spend time to focus on the reason for the season, I can feel the joy of Christmas and the tasks-at-hand fall back into their proper place. This week I had the opportunity to attend some wonderful events, and I'd love to take you along for a virtual tour:
Let's start at the Conference Center on Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah, last Friday night. The Tabernacle Choir joined with the Orchestra at Temple Square and the Bells on Temple Square, along with dancers and guest artists Kelli O'Hara and Richard Thomas, to present a spectacular Christmas concert. Although I couldn't record any of the performance, the following 2-minute video from the church provides an overview:
The last time John and I had attended a Christmas concert by the Tabernacle Choir, they were still holding those conc…
Like, no, LOVE your Library!! Laughing girl with Little kittie is the sweetest!
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Learning and using Logic...
How am I doing today?
You are laudible and loquacious!
Deletelovely - laughing out loud :) love your library - :) I can smell the lilacs
ReplyDeleteOh, good! I wish there was a way to really transmit smell through the computer screen!
Deleteexcellent lions (at the door)*
ReplyDeleteas a proper library should, fireplace and bookcases!
* really like the porch itself, the rough-stone very attractive
Thanks, Clark. The lions remind me of Patience and Fortitude, the lions outside the New York Public Library.
DeleteGood to see a photo of a cat with hair on your blog. :)
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DeleteYour lilacs are so beautiful? Are you able to grow them where you are? They won't grow here and I have only found them at the florist once -- I can still smell them! They were my favorite growing up.
ReplyDeleteYes, lilacs do grow here. At least theoretically. I see them all over, but mine seem to grow well for a while then die. I'm crossing my fingers that I can get some established enough to bloom!
DeleteThat is the most beautiful calico I've ever seen! (Sorry, Ruby!) Love the laughing girl, too! I wish I had a lilac bush. My great aunt had a ginormous one outside her kitchen (easily 10 feet tall with a girth to match). Someone told her eggshells were good for lilacs, so every time she used eggs, she tossed the eggshells under the bush. Maybe it worked.
ReplyDeleteShe was a beautiful cat, but wasn't the friendliest. I was a bit scared of her, to tell the truth. :-)
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